Table 6

Pathological alterations associated with photodynamic and laser treatment

Coagulation necrosis, sometimes with haemorrhagic necrosis, clearly demarcated from non-neoplastic tissue
Intravascular coagulation
Moderate to severe oedema of the normal urothelial mucosa. Necrosis is rare
Spindle cell artifact of urothelial cells
Dystrophic calcification